No. 6 Ohio State Wins Six Titles at 2026 Clarion Open

Sunday, November 1

Clarion, Pennsylvania

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2026 Clarion Open

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 6 Ohio State jump-started the 2026-27 season Sunday by winning six titles at the 2026 Clarion (Pa.) Open.

The Buckeyes went 1-2-3 at 125 pounds with veteran Vinny Kilkeary winning the championship over freshman Dom Munaretto. Another rookie, Antonio Mills, took third with a 5-1 record, winning five-consecutive matches after an opening round loss.

Ohio State also took crowns at 149, 157, 165, 197 and heavyweight.

Maddox Shaw earned a 6-5 win by decision in the championship match at 149 while Brandon Cannon cruised to a 17-1 win by technical fall at 157.

Ethan Stiles moved to 165 this season and won the title with a 9-5 win by decision in the championship.

Ryder Rogotzke won at 197 over teammate Xander Myers before Nick Feldman earned the title at heavyweight with a 14-3 major decision win.

The Buckeyes open the 2026-27 dual season Nov. 15 against Columbia (1 p.m./B1G+) at the Covelli Center.

Ohio State at the 2026 Clarion Open
125-Vinny Kilkeary (4-0/1^st)
Rnd. 16-Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) def. Mike Daly (Pitt), F, 2:00
QF-Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) def. Dylan Barrett (Clarion), F, 4:47
SF-Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) def. Dade Davidheiser (Bucknell), TF, 17-2
F-Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) def. Dom Munaretto (OSU), D, 8-3

125-Teequavious Mills (0-2)
Rnd. 16-Dylan Barrett (Clarion) def. Teequavious Mills (OSU), D, 8-4
Consi. 8-Mike Daly (PITT) def. Teequavious Mills (OSU), MD, 8-0

125-Antonio Mills (5-1/3^rd)
Rnd. 16-Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley) def. Antonio Mills (OSU), D, 8-4
Consi. 8(1)-Antonio Mills (OSU) def. Easton Mull (Clarion), TF, 21-4
Consi. 8(2)-Antonio Mills (OSU) def. Dylan Barrett (Clarion), TF, 21-5
Consi. 4-Antonio Mills (OSU) def. Talen Eck (Utah Valley), MD, 10-2
Consi SF-Antonio Mills (OSU) def. Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley), D, 7-6
3^rd-Antonio Mills (OSU) def. Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell), TF, 18-4

125-Dom Munaretto (3-1/2^nd)
Rnd. 16-Dom Munaretto (OSU) def. Talen Eck (Utah Valley), TF, 20-5
QF-Dom Munaretto (OSU) def. Bradley Patterson (Air Force), TF, 19-3
SF-Dom Munaretto (OSU) def. Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley), D, 5-1
F-Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) def. Dom Munaretto (OSU), D, 8-3

141-Nic Bouzakis (3-2/5^th)
Rnd. 16-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Talan Mizenko (Clarion), F, 1:53
QF-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Owen Proper (Utah Valley), MD, 15-2
SF- Brogan Fielding (OSU) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU), D, 6-5
Consi. SF-Keagan Oler (Clarion) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU), D, SV 15-12
5^th-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Smokey McClure (Utah Valley), F, 0:38

141-Karson Brown (2-2)
Rnd. 16-Karson Brown (OSU) def. Aiden Grogg (Bloomsburg), TF, 17-2
QFs- Carter Nogle (Air Force) def. Karson Brown (OSU), D, 1-0
Consi. 8(2)-Karson Brown (OSU) def. Talan Mizenki (Clarion), TF, 18-2
Consi. 4- Keagan Oler (Clarion) def. Karson Brown (OSU), D, 10-7

141-Brogan Fielding (3-1/2^nd)
Rnd. 16-Brogan Fielding (OSU) def. Tanner Spalding (Air Force), MD, 11-2
QF-Brogan Fielding (OSU) vs. Barrett Keiffer (Clarion), D, 8-4
SF-Brogan Fielding (OSU) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU), D, 6-5
F-Carter Nogle (Air Force) def. Brogan Fielding (OSU), MD, 10-2

149-Maddox Shaw (4-0/1^st)
Rnd. 16-Maddox Shaw (OSU) def. Jordan Rutan (Clarion), F, 2:21
QF-Maddox Shaw (OSU) def. Josh Fish (Utah Valley), F, 1:25
SF-Maddox Shaw (OSU) def. Lincoln Gregersen (Air Force), MD, 9-0
F-Maddox Shaw (OSU) def. Jason Worthley (Utah Valley), D, 6-5

149-Daxton Chase (3-2/4^th)
Rnd. 16-Daxton Chase (OSU) def. Trason Oehme (Air Force), D, 4-2
QF-Daxton Chase (OSU) vs. Bobby Buchheit (Clarion), D, 11-5
SF- Jason Worthley (Utah Valley) def. Daxton Chase (OSU), D, 5-3
Consi. SF-Daxton Chase (OSU) def. Josh Fish (Utah Valley), D, 8-7
3^rd-Lincoln Gregersen (Air Force) def. Daxton Chase (OSU), D, 8-4

157-Brandon Cannon (4-0/1^st)
Rnd. 16-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Alex George (Clarion), TF, 16-1
QF-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Jah Bushati (Bloomsburg), F, 2:28
SF-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Keegan Goeas (Utah Valley), DEF 0:21
F-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Ian Fritz (Utah Valley), TF, 17-1

165-Ethan Stiles (4-0/1^st)
Rnd. 16-Ethan Stiles (OSU) def. Danny Dacey (Bloomsburg), TF, 21-5
QF-Ethan Stiles (OSU) def. Logan Fowler (Air Force), MD, 15-6
SF-Ethan Stiles (OSU) def. Shane McFillin (Bucknell), TF, 21-5
F-Ethan Stiles (OSU) def. Moses Espinoza-Owens (Utah Valley), D, 9-5

165-Patrick Downing (0-2)
Rnd. 16-Shane McFillin (Bucknell) def. Patrick Downing (OSU), MD, 12-0
Consi. 8(2)- Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) def. Patrick Downing (OSU), TF, 18-3

165-T.J. Schierl (2-2)
Rnd. 16- Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) def. T.J. Schierl (OSU), D, 5-1
Consi. 8(1)-T.J. Schierl (OSU) def. Logan Baker (Bloomsburg), MD, 17-6
Consi. 8(2)-T.J. Schierl (OSU) def. Zyon Trujillo (Utah Valley), D, 3-2
Consi. 4-Logan Fowler (Air Force) def. T.J. Schierl (OSU), D, 7-1

165-Landon Desselle (0-2)
Rnd. 16-Moses Espinoza-Owens (Utah Valley) def. Landon Desselle (OSU), TF, 18-3
Consi. 8(2)-Logan Fowler (Air Force) def. Landon Desselle (OSU), D, 4-1

174-Jaxon Smith (2-1/2^nd)
QF-Jaxon Smith (OSU) def. Michael Avelar (Air Force), MD, 12-0
SF-Jaxon Smith (OSU) def. Kaden King (Unat.-LIU), D, 1-0
F- Marcus Espinoza-Owens (Utah Valley) def. Jaxon Smith (OSU), D, 4-2

184-Carson Mize (2-1/2^nd)
QF-Carson Mize (OSU) def. Jason Singer (Utah Valley), TF, 17-2
SF-Carson Mize (OSU) def. Adrian Gacek (Clarion), D, 5-0
F-Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) def. Carson Mize (OSU), D, SV 9-6

197-Ryder Rogotzke (3-0/1^st)
QF-Ryder Rogotzky (OSU) def. Ethan Secoy (Clarion), F, 1:38
SF-Ryder Rogotzky (OSU) def. Coy Raines (Bloomsburg), F, 1:29
F-Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) def. Xander Myers (OSU), F, 1:17

197-Xander Myers (2-1/2^nd)
QF-Xander Myers (OSU) def. Kael Bennie (Utah Valley), D, SV 8-5
SF-Xander Myers (OSU) def. Soren Herzog (Air Force), D, 7-3
F-Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) def. Xander Myers (OSU), F, 1:17

HWT-Nick Feldman (4-0/1^st)
Rnd. 16-Nick Feldman (OSU) def. William McCleary (Utah Valley), TF, 19-4
QF-Nick Feldman (OSU) def. Tim Gray (Unat.-Bloomsburg), TF, 18-3
SF-Nick Feldman (OSU) def. Antonio Ramos (Air Force), MD, 17-4
F-Nick Feldman (OSU) def. Rylan Kuhn (Air Force), MD, 14-3

HWT-Cliff Nicholson (0-2)
QF- Andrew Blackburn-Forst (Clarion) def. Cliff Nicholson (OSU), F, 1:58
Consi. 4- William McLeary (Utah Valley) def. Cliff Nicholson (OSU), F, 4:38

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